GENERAL MBA INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Note : Several questions have been prepared assuming you have 1 or 2 years of
work experience. They will help you think beyond the syllabus.
Describe yourself as a person.
What type of assignments/tasks keep you hooked and charged and what are those that
you find unexciting?
3 words to describe you.
How do you define Success/Failure and Leadership
What gives you happiness, what makes you sad?
What matters most to you, and why?
We would like to understand from you what made you the person you are.
Do share with us the values, experiences, and lessons that have shaped your perspectives.
What are the three most important values that guide your thoughts and actions and why?
Successful leaders have a great sense of purpose. What is yours? (Statement of Purpose)
What are your (3) strengths?
What are your (3) areas of improvement?
Mention "one" personal improvement area that you have worked upon in the last one
year. Why do you feel the above area was an improvement area for you?
How did you identify the improvement area? What did you do to improve yourself in this
area?
Do you think you have achieved your objective? What makes you think so?
What are your personal goals in life? Please elaborate in three separate categories: Shortterm (2-3 years),
Medium-term (5-6 years) and Long-term (ultimate objective).
Where do you see yourself x years from now?
How does an MBA at this stage fit into your scheme of things? Why now?
Why should we take you?
What personal qualities or life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? How
do these qualities or experiences equip you to contribute to this college?
Why Marketing/ Finance/ Human Resources/ IT / Consulting/ Operations?

Why are you applying to this college?

What changes would you make to enhance the organization and what current strategies
would you retain?
Describe any event / situation in your life which has impacted / influenced you
significantly.
Describe an incident that has had a deep impact on you and brought about a significant
change?
What are your two most substantial accomplishments / achievement so far?
Why do you consider them to be your largest achievements?
Describe a time when you delivered significant results. Please include details of the
context, the actions you took, and the results that were achieved.
Describe a challenging project or a seemingly impossible task which you have
undertaken. What was the outcome?
Briefly describe real situations from your life where you did any of the following:
Achieved results against odds; Pursued an idea or business goal to conclusion; Inspired
people to achieve a goal
What were your key learnings from the situation?
At times, many of us are caught in a situation of moral conflict, where we have to choose
between two seemingly right alternatives. Give us one situation when you faced this
conflict. How did you resolve it?
Tell us about a time when you had difficulty with a co-worker/team-mate and how you
handled the situation.
Give two examples of how you have demonstrated leadership and inspired people
towards achievement of certain goals.
Tell me something about you which are not in your resume.
You have just completed your 300 page autobiography. Please tell us the contents of
pages 299 and 300.
Have you been a member of any social/cultural organization? (Yes/No). If yes, please
detail your position and accomplishments in the organization. What was the key purpose
behind your decision to be associated with this entity? What are your future plans in this
regard?